US TP-Link Router Ban Saga: Where Exactly TP-Link Routers Are Made?
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The reasons on the surface behind why the US government consider banning TP-Link routers.
Dong’s Take
Dong’s mostly rational opinions on various subjects or his previews/first impressions of products, based on vendor-supplied information, that he’s interested in reviewing subsequently after real-world, hands-on testing.
Micron Retires Crucial Brand to Focus on AI: Popular SSDs and Random Access Memories Will Soon Be Memories Themselves
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Hold on tight to that newly purchased T710 SSD, X10 portable drive, or those fancy DDR5 RAM sticks of yours, for that’s going to be the last Crucial you can find. Indeed, in a shocking move, Micron today announced that it will exit consumer-grade products to focus on the enterprise …
US TP-Link Router Ban Gains Steam: What You Should Do with Your Hardware and the Alternatives
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The reasons on the surface behind why the US government consider banning TP-Link routers.
Micron’s New Crucial Pro OC DDR5-6400 Overclocking RAM for Gamers Screams Speed
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Micron today releases its latest system memory modules made for gamers and savvy users, the Crucial Pro OC DDR5-6400 Overclocking CL32 Gaming DRAM. As the name suggests, this is the latest RAM technology designed for computers that support DDR5—preferably systems running an Intel 13th Gen CPU (or later) or an …
Wi-Fi 8 Is (Almost) Here: Broadcom Unveils First Chips of the New Ultra High Reliability Wireless Standard
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In a few months, Wi-Fi 7 will celebrate its 2nd anniversary. The standard was officially certified on January 8, 2024, the first workday of that year. And as some of you are still mulling over whether it’s definitely time to replace that Wi-Fi 6 router (and it’s still not!), here’s …
Ubiquiti UNVR Instant Review: An Excellent Consumer-Friendly UniFi Protect Surveillance Solution
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The UNVR Instant, unveiled on September 10, 2025, is Ubiquiti’s first consumer-friendly UniFi Network Video Recorder—it hosts the UniFi Protect application on the inside. Prior to it, the company only had rackmount versions designed for businesses. As I have already reviewed the Protect application as a whole—based on the UCG-Fiber, …
Synology Releases DSM 7.3 to Walk Back 2025 Storage Lock-In HCL Policy, Allowing All Servers to Use Third-Party Drives
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Today, October 7, 2025, Synology announces the availability of the latest incremental release of its DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, DSM 7.3, for its network-attached storage (NAS) servers. This update adds security fixes and some notable improvements, but you’ll likely be more interested in what it removes. Indeed. DSM 7.3 …
